1-4742 '69 Commando V7 close up photos

[tombones49 3]

I have a 1969 WH Commando V7. In the process of restoring the tractor, I find that the hood is hingeing on a rod that certainly does not look like something Wheel Horse would do. Can someone with a Commando V7 take a really close up photo of  the factory hinge rod set up? I will post again tomorow and attach a photo or two showing what I have got.

 

tombones49 

[jay in nc 210]

tombones49, these are pictures of my charger v8, my commando v8 is the same, i am pretty sure that the v7 tractors use the same cast iron front frame. Jay

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Garry

[tombones49 3]

They are the same thing only different. The Charger V6 is a better setup than my V7. A whole lot stronger. After taking a couple of

photos, I see where the original mounting bar must have broken on one end, then a piece of cold roll steel bar was "patch welded" in

place of the lost original mounting bar end. The angle of the replacement bar was off, as well as the length of the replacement bar,

so the prior owner bent the hood mounting tang to allow for the poor quality fix. Now that I have taken a close look at what is going on,

I will cut the original bar entirely off then weld a properly formed new bar in place. I will post a photo of the fix prior to finishing the rest

of the restoration.